Wister Lake State Park, ☎+1 918 655-7212, fax: +1 918 655-7274, e-mail: wistercabins@oklahomaparks.com. South on Hwy 270, Camping, Hiking, Fishing. Good fishing for Catfish in this lake using trot lines. Also below the dam you can fish in the Poteau river for catfish and noodling is also popular there.

Talimena Drive from Talihina, Oklahoma to Mena, Arkansas 54 Mile scenic drive in Oklahoma and Arkansas along the ridge of the Ouachita Mountains and the Ouachita National Forest. The drive has frequent turnouts so you can enjoy the scenery. Convenient access to the drive near the mid-point can be accessed from Heavener by taking Hwy 59 south.

Heavener Runestone State Park, 18365 Runestone Rd (On Poteau Mountain), ☎+1 918 653-2241, fax: +1 918 653-3435, e-mail: runestone@allte.net. The park has a runestone believed to be engraved by Viking visitors to the area in the ninth century. It is believed the runes are the date November 11, 1012.